Searching In Shanghai

t shouldn't be difficult for 31-
Seth Kaplan L J year-old
Seth Kaplan to find a
Jewish bride. He's handsome
with piercing hazel eyes, 5-foot-
wants a r 10, 1 intelligent
and successful. There's
only one problem: He lives in
shomer Shanghai, China.
"Shanghai is definitely not the place
to meet a Jewish woman," he said, on a.1 4
Shabbat spouse recent trip to New York to see his fami-
ly and continue his search for an obser-
yet adventurous, mate. "There are
... who will vant,
about 200 Jews from 10 different
there, and there are 30 men
move to China. countries
to one woman. If I go out on a date
(here). and she says, 'Where is
Is that in Singapore or Hong
Any takers? Shanghai?
Kong?' I know it's not meant to be." .4

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SUSAN SHAPIRO
Special to The Jewish News

Seth Kaplan's recent visitors included
Madeleine Albright and Hillary Clinton.

10/2
1998

70 Detroit Jewish News

The Maplewood, N.J., native grew
up in a Conservative home. His father
Jerry was a math professor. Although
his mother, Judith Manelis, used to
work at UJA-Federation, Hadassah and
YIVO, Seth says he "did nothing

